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Newspaper
Le Mars Globe Post
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1959
Page
8
The Kingsley Kid pens a humorous manual for children on dining etiquette. Chapters cover chairs, tablecloths, knives, forks, table legs, and lips with playful cautions about manners, food, and family dining dynamics. Authors reference public figures and ongoing debates while delivering light satire.
At the Hinton American Legion Auxiliary meeting on May 11 officers for 1959 60 were elected. The Music Boosters elected officers for the next school year. Several neighbors and families are mentioned visiting, brides-to-be announced, and events such as a tulip festival parade and a bridal shower planned. Also noted are births, marriages, and church notices in Hinton and nearby Akron Iowa.
Congressman H. K. Gross reports a Post Office Department drive against a multi million dollar obscene mail order racket. Postmaster General Summerfield urges public aid, filing complaints, and testimony to stop the distribution of pornographic materials to children, noting raids, arrests, and rising case counts.
Farmers with 1950 crop soybeans stored on farms may reseal for an additional year under price support, announced by Plymouth county ASC chairman Wm. Mr Schnepf. Reseal eligibility mirrors original loans, with a 17 cent per bushel storage payment for a full year, and beans can be redeemed anytime. fewer than a year means prorated payment. Export demand to Western Europe is anticipated later in 1959.
Mr and Mrs Frank Fiedler express gratitude for feeters cards and gifts received on their anniversary day. They thank everyone who helped make the occasion memorable and say they will always remember the day.
Orange City and nearby towns show a steady flow of relatives and friends attending the funeral of Henry De Raad burned earlier in the week. Local families from Norwalk California Bellflower and Sioux City Iowa join residents of Ireton Hull Granville and Hull area for prayers and fellowship. Several graduates and relatives gathered for commemorations and receptions at homes in Hawarden Des Moines Sioux Center and Sheldon as the community paid its respects.
Miss Janice Jaffer and Miss Jean Hammens organ students of Mrs J Frank Jewett will give a recital of organ music at the Presby terian church in Le Mars.
The Iowa Division of the American Cancer Society reports 14 Plymouth county residents have living memorials in the last year, with gifts up to 5000 to fund education and research. Names include Charles H. Lahr sen, John E. Rush, Edward Destroff, N. W. Stelptlug, Lena Karlsen, Blanche Koch, Glenn Sunton, and more. Memorials appear in New Horizons and will be inscribed in the Living Memorials book.
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